How the Gospel Changes Our Thinking

We are supposedly living in the most connected time in the history of human civilization but, it seems as though we increasingly becoming a more lonely planet. In less than 10 years articles and surveys like this one from Pew are now out of date, as you can tell from its reference to MySpace. The … Continue reading Technology and our Lonely Planet

By Kendal Rabine We have some exciting news to share… we are expecting! We are finally finished with the process of becoming Foster Parents! Scott and I have been very busy since August getting all the paperwork ready, the home study, interviews, and taking hours of classes. We wanted to share our joy with our … Continue reading Our Foster Care Story

Photo by Gratisography on Pexels.com Thanksgiving has just passed, and our stomachs are full, and our hearts are fuller, hopefully. I wanted to reflect on what it means to be thankful and how that relates to us at Oak Grove. Merriam-Webster defines “thankful” as: being conscious of benefit. That means in order to be thankful, … Continue reading What Does It Mean to be Thankful

Stan Lee, the iconic creator of the Marvel superhero universe, died yesterday at 95. What is it about Lee's creations that we find so riveting? When X-Men came out when I was 10 I wanted to be Wolverine, likewise when Spiderman came out a few years later, indeed there are only a handful of superhero … Continue reading Why We Love Superheroes

A few weeks ago our student ministry, along with several other student ministries, teamed up for an event called 5th Quarter. It's a night of fun for the students after the high school football game with a short message from a student pastor. I had the privilege of teaching that night and the text I … Continue reading Boasting About Tomorrow

About a week ago I led Foundations; a weekly gathering at a local coffee shop that our church puts on with the sole purpose of addressing theological issues and questions. The topic I was covering was the imago Dei, the image of God. In preparation for that night, I spent several hours mulling over lectures … Continue reading The Importance of Study

When you think of a missionary what comes to mind? Is it someone in a far-off land with a Bible in one hand and a compass in the other as they navigate a dense jungle to share the gospel with a tribe? Or perhaps you are thinking of someone in a large city where there … Continue reading We Are All Missionaries for Something